Wilderness Foundation's Rhino Protection Successes

The Wilderness Foundation launched the Forever Wild – Rhino Protection Initiative in May, 2011.
The Campaign aims to gather support from the public and various stakeholders to help fight against rhino poaching in South Africa and save the rhino from extinction in the wild. As an organisation, the Wilderness Foundation is involved in rhino protection activities on two main levels:

Save the Rhino Petition:

Firstly, it is gathering signatures on a petition through http://wildernessfoundation.co.za/savetherhinos/ which will be delivered to the US congress in early January in order to bring the situation to the attention of international governments. Without the intervention of government and the public, the rhino may be extinct in the next ten years. This petition has already received over 12,000 signatures!
Anti-Poaching Support:

Secondly, the foundation is involved in supporting conservation agencies and organized private game reserves in their efforts to protect their rhino populations through on-the-ground anti-poaching activities and investigations. The Wilderness Foundation believes in the importance of conserving populations of WILD rhino within state and privately managed conservation areas.

Save the Rhino Support:





The Wilderness Foundation has received massive support from both the public and corporate institutions in its efforts to save the rhino from extinction in the wild.
Ogilvy Cape Town came on board to help promote awareness of the initiative through the online petition and various YouTube videos highlighting the plight of the rhino.
In June 2011, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles announced its sponsorship of six Volkswagen Amarok bakkies to the Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative. The R2-million sponsorship is part of the partnership between Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and the Wilderness Foundation.
The vehicles were allocated to various reserves and anti-poaching units across the country.

Save the Rhino Success Stories:

Although specific details for all of the anti-poaching activities cannot be shared in a public forum, The Wilderness Foundation is happy to announce a number of successes:

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